Taylor Builder´s Edition 314ce 50th Anniversary Grand Auditorium Acoustic-Electric Guitar Kona Burst

Description

The Taylor 314ce Builder´s Edition 50th Anniversary Grand Auditorium acoustic-electric guitar commemorates the company´s 50 years of advancing the art of acoustic guitar design. This limited-edition model showcases premium materials and appointments, along with Taylor´s groundbreaking V-Class bracing. With its rounded shoulders and balanced tone, the Grand Auditorium body style suits a wide range of musical styles. Urban Ash back and sides pair with a Sitka spruce top to produce a clear, articulate voice with shimmering highs and focused lows.

Premium Appointments Honor an Important Milestone

To mark Taylor´s golden anniversary, the 314ce Builder´s Edition features distinctive cosmetic touches like a tobacco sunburst finish, Italian acrylic accents and gold tuners. The guitar´s back label also highlights its special-edition status. These premium appointments make the 314ce Builder´s Edition a guitar you´ll proudly own for years to come.

V-Class Bracing Unlocks the Guitar´s Potential

Taylor´s innovative V-Class bracing boosts the 314ce Builder´s Edition´s volume, sustain and intonation. Notes ring clearly from the first fret to the last, without the "sour" tones that can plague traditionally braced guitars. Chords have a balanced, musical quality and the guitar is highly responsive to a light touch. With V-Class bracing, your 314ce Builder´s Edition Grand Auditorium guitar becomes an inspiring instrument for composition, performance and recording.

Plug in for Amplified Versatility

The 314ce Builder´s Edition´s ES2 electronics expand its tonal palette for live performance and recording. Simply plug into an amplifier or PA system to access a natural acoustic sound with the twist of a knob. Onboard bass, treble and volume controls provide tone shaping at your fingertips.

Play in Comfort

A beveled armrest and cutaway grant you effortless access to the upper frets. Your hand has space to find an optimal position for chording, single-note runs and more. Whether you´re practicing at home or wowing an audience, the 314ce Builder´s Edition keeps you comfortable.

For 50 years, Taylor Guitars has pursued innovation and musical excellence. The 314ce Builder´s Edition 50th Anniversary Grand Auditorium acoustic-electric guitar embodies that spirit with premium components, versatile electronics and a signature tone suited for any style. This limited-edition instrument provides an experience you´ll enjoy for decades to come.

Features

• Solid Sitka spruce top, solid Urban Ash back and sides sourced from city trees in need of removal
• Neo-tropical mahogany neck with standard Taylor profile and West African ebony fingerboard
• Elegant beveled armrest and cutaway, a Kona burst body and neck, and natural burst top
• Taylor ES-2 behind-the-saddle transducer adjustable sensors, 3-band EQ and tuner

Specs

• Body type: Grand Auditorium
• Top wood: Solid spruce
• Back & sides: Solid Urban Ash
• Bracing pattern: V-class
• Body finish: Satin

• Neck shape: Custom Taylor profile
• Nut width: 1.75" (44.5 mm)
• Fingerboard: Ebony
• Neck wood: Mahogany
• Scale length: 25.5"
• Number of frets: 20
• Neck finish: Satin
• Bridge: Ebony
• Saddle & nut: NuBone

• Pickup/preamp: ES2 behind-the-saddle transducer with adjustable sensors
• EQ/Tuner: 3-band, yes
• Special electronics: Onboard phase switch feedback filter

• Special features: Beveled armrest
• Tuning machines: Gotoh antique gold
• Orientation: Right Handed
• Number of strings: 6
• Case: Hardshell case